A trail date has been set for July 15, 2013, in the civil lawsuit brought by the Portable Sanitation Association International against its former executive director, William F. Carroll, Jr., former industry/regulatory standards director D. Millicent Carroll, and former administrative assistant Cynthia Rudiger over the alleged theft of between $650,000 and $1 million from the organization over a several-year period.
A 25-page civil complaint was filed in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District Court in Hennepin County Aug. 13. A pretrial hearing in the civil case is set for June 18, 2013. Criminal charges have yet to be filed by the Hennepin County Attorney’s office, according to a spokesman.
The lawsuit alleges that beginning in at least 2004 and running through April 2012, the Carrolls and Rudiger stole PSAI funds in a variety of ways. William Carroll allegedly took $504,000 in direct funds over that period, as well as $70,400 in unearned and false merit-based bonuses. The suit alleges Millicent Carroll took $12,000 in direct payments and $33,100 in false merit-based bonuses over that period. It states Rudiger took $12,000 in direct funds and $23,400 in unearned or false merit-based bonuses. The suit also alleges the trio was responsible for at least $50,000 in unacceptable benefits and perks over that time period
Following an internal investigation, William Carroll resigned his post on April 3 and Millicent Carroll and Rudiger were fired April 13. William Carroll held his position with the PSAI since 1990.
